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During a recent WNBA game between the Chicago Sky and Golden State Valkyries, sex toys were thrown onto the court as a protest linked to a debate about transgender women participating in women’s sports. This incident follows similar actions from previous games linked to controversy sparked by a player’s public opposition to transgender athletes in the league.
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Sex toys have been thrown onto WNBA courts during multiple games, including the recent Chicago Sky vs. Golden State Valkyries match.
These acts are connected to protests against transgender women playing in women’s sports.
The controversy began after WNBA player Sophie Cunningham publicly said she opposes transgender women competing in women’s sports.
The WNBA does not currently have any transgender women who were assigned male at birth playing in the league.
A group of crypto traders has claimed responsibility for some of the incidents, linking their stunts to support for Cunningham’s views and promotion of a meme cryptocurrency.
The WNBA has historically been supported by LGBTQ fans and players but now faces backlash and divisive cultural debates.
The league’s popularity has increased recently, partly due to star player Caitlin Clark attracting more media attention.
Some commentators and former athletes have publicly joined the discussion, increasing media coverage and controversy around the WNBA.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta, a striker for Crystal Palace, is disputing the final year of his contract with the club, claiming it should be invalid. Despite his challenge, he remains under contract while transfer decisions are being considered with the transfer window closing soon.
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Mateta has 10 months left on his contract with Crystal Palace.
He argues the last year of his contract is invalid because it was activated as an extension option by the club.
Mateta has taken the contract dispute to a Premier League independent tribunal and a FIFA hearing.
FIFA ruled it has no jurisdiction over the matter, and the tribunal's outcome is unconfirmed but likely did not favor Mateta.
Mateta recently played 63 minutes in a Premier League match, suggesting his relationship with the club is still functional.
There has been interest from other clubs, including Aston Villa, as the transfer window nears its end.
Palace wants to sell Mateta now to get transfer fees before he can leave for free next year.
Mateta has refused to renew his contract despite attempts from Palace over the past year.
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Mohamed Salah scored two goals in his first Turkish Super Lig game for Trabzonspor, but one of his goals was ruled out, stopping him from scoring a hat-trick. Trabzonspor won the match 2-1 against Istanbul Basaksehir, and the club’s president expressed surprise over the disallowed goal.
Key Facts
Mohamed Salah is a new player for Trabzonspor.
He played his first Turkish Super Lig game as a starter.
Salah scored two goals in the match.
One of his goals was disallowed by the officials.
The disallowed goal would have been his third, completing a hat-trick.
Trabzonspor won the match 2-1 against Istanbul Basaksehir.
Trabzonspor’s president reacted with disbelief to the decision to disallow Salah’s goal.
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Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty was injured during a practice and had to be helped off the field. The team has not given any details about his condition or when they will provide an update.
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Ashton Jeanty injured his right leg while trying to catch a pass in practice.
He could not put pressure on his injured leg and was helped off the field.
The Raiders have not released information about the injury or Jeanty’s recovery time.
Coach Klint Kubiak is not expected to talk to the media until Tuesday.
Jeanty was the sixth overall pick in last year’s NFL draft and ran for 975 yards in his rookie season.
The team limited Jeanty's playing time in the preseason games to protect him.
If Jeanty misses significant time, rookie Mike Washington Jr. would likely become the starting running back.
The Raiders will play their next preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night.
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Rafael Benitez, former Liverpool manager, talks about his former players Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa becoming football managers. Alonso had experience coaching in Germany before joining Chelsea, while Arbeloa recently started managing Fulham and is seen as more of a surprise in this role. The two former teammates and friends will face each other in a Premier League match.
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Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa played together at Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Spain’s national team.
They won the 2010 World Cup and two European Championships with Spain.
Both started their Premier League management careers in July, with Alonso at Chelsea and Arbeloa at Fulham.
Alonso had coach experience in Germany’s Bundesliga, winning a league and cup double in 2024 with Bayer Leverkusen.
Arbeloa was promoted from Real Madrid B to first-team manager last season after Alonso was sacked.
Benitez views Alonso as a natural manager but was surprised Arbeloa took the role.
Alonso is known for his football intelligence and vision on the pitch.
Despite being rivals as managers, Alonso and Arbeloa remain close friends and live near each other.
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The football used by Diego Maradona to score his famous 'Hand of God' goal in the 1986 World Cup was sold at auction for £2.5 million. The ball was kept by the match referee for over 30 years and has been verified as the only ball used during the game.
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The ball was used in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and England.
Maradona scored the controversial 'Hand of God' goal by punching the ball past the England goalkeeper.
The ball sold for £2.5 million ($3.3 million) at Heritage Auctions in the United States.
It was expected to sell for closer to £7.3 million ($10 million).
The referee of the match, Ali Bin Nasser, kept the ball for more than 30 years.
Bin Nasser signed a letter in 2023 confirming it was the only ball used in that match.
The ball was previously sold for $2.37 million (£1.74 million) in 2022.
Maradona’s shirt from the match sold for £7.1 million in 2022.
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Mohamed Salah scored two goals in his first league start for Trabzonspor, helping his team win 2-1 against Istanbul Basaksehir. He also had two goals disallowed during the match.
Key Facts
Salah joined Trabzonspor on a free transfer after leaving Liverpool.
This was his first league start for Trabzonspor after coming on as a substitute in the season opener.
Salah scored the first goal in the 8th minute and the winning goal early in the second half.
Istanbul Basaksehir equalized with a penalty in the 19th minute.
Salah had two goals cancelled: one for a foul and one for offside.
Trabzonspor won their first game of the season with this 2-1 victory.
The team lost 1-0 at home in the Europa League playoff first leg and will play the second leg away against Ferencvaros.
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Coco Gauff won her second Cincinnati Open women’s tennis title by beating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4. Arthur Fils from France won his first Masters 1000 men’s title by defeating Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, in a final that was the first ATP Masters 1000 final between two Black players.
Key Facts
Gauff led 5-0 in the first set and won 6-2, then won the second set 6-4.
This was the first all-American women’s final in Cincinnati since 1970.
Pegula reached her best Cincinnati final in 2024, previously losing in 2024.
Fils became the youngest French player to win a Masters 1000 title at age 22.
He is the third Black man to win a Masters 1000 title and second Frenchman to win Cincinnati.
Tiafoe saved three championship points but lost in his second Cincinnati final.
Fils served 11 aces and won 71% of points on his first serve in the final.
Both winners look forward to competing in the US Open in New York next week.
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Ryan Blaney won his second NASCAR Cup race in a row at New Hampshire Motor Speedway by coming back from 17th place to first. Despite a pit stop mistake that lost time, Blaney led the final 74 laps and finished ahead of Bubba Wallace.
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Ryan Blaney drives for Team Penske.
He recovered from a pit stop error where a lug nut fell off his left-front tire.
Blaney led 115 of the 301 laps in the race.
This win marks Blaney’s 20th career victory and his third of the season.
He finished 0.586 seconds ahead of second place driver Bubba Wallace.
The race started on wet-weather tires but switched to slick tires after 40 laps as the track dried.
Blaney’s crew chief, Jonathan Hassler, made a fast-pit strategy call that helped Blaney gain positions.
Josh Berry finished third, marking a personal best, while Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson completed the top five.
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Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) drew 2-2 with Rennes in their opening Ligue 1 match. Ferran Torres, a new PSG player, came on after halftime and helped the team secure the draw.
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PSG played against Rennes in the first Ligue 1 game of the season.
The final score was 2-2.
Ferran Torres joined PSG recently and scored or assisted after coming on in the second half.
Lille and Monaco won their first games in the Ligue 1 season.
Arthur Fils won the Cincinnati Masters 1000 in badminton, marking a historic moment for France.
The French basketball team defeated Serbia in a friendly match.
Lando Norris won the Dutch Grand Prix in Formula 1 racing.
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England’s cricket board is looking into a reported police incident involving fast bowler Brydon Carse outside a nightclub in Derby. Carse remains part of the England test squad preparing for a match against Pakistan, and no final decision about his participation has been made.
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Brydon Carse, an England fast bowler, was reportedly involved in a nightclub incident in Derby.
Videos on social media show Carse in handcuffs being taken away by police officers.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is investigating the reported incident.
Carse plays for Durham and was recently part of a County Championship win over Derbyshire.
He is currently named in the England test squad for the upcoming match against Pakistan.
The ECB has not removed Carse from the squad or given a final update on the situation.
Earlier in the year, England cricket dealt with a similar nightclub incident involving players Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson.
Ben Stokes later returned to the team before retiring from test cricket.
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Coco Gauff won the Cincinnati Open tennis title, her first tournament victory of the season and her fourth WTA 1000 title. A year ago, she struggled with her serve and confidence, but after hiring an expert to change her serving technique, she improved significantly and played strongly in Cincinnati.
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Coco Gauff won the Cincinnati Open by beating the third seed, Jessica Pegula, 6-2, 6-4.
This is Gauff’s first title of the 2026 season and her fourth WTA 1000 title in her career.
One year ago, Gauff had many issues with her serve, including many double faults and unforced errors.
After a loss to Jasmine Paolini in Cincinnati last year, she hired Gavin MacMillan, a biomechanics expert, to help redesign her serve.
Gauff started this serve change just before the 2025 US Open and faced public pressure while making the change.
Despite struggles and emotional moments last year, she now serves confidently, sometimes hitting first serves over 120 mph.
This year, Gauff has reached five WTA 1000 semi-finals and three finals before winning Cincinnati.
She tends to win many close matches but played more smoothly and quickly in the Cincinnati tournament.
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The San Francisco 49ers have traded running back Zamir White to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for linebacker Deion Jones. The trade helps the 49ers add linebacker depth and gives the Saints more options at running back after an injury to Alvin Kamara.
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The 49ers acquired linebacker Deion Jones from the Saints in exchange for running back Zamir White.
The trade happened a week before NFL teams must reduce their rosters from 90 to 53 players for the season start.
Deion Jones is 31 years old and played mostly on special teams in Tampa Bay the past two seasons.
Jones previously played six seasons with Atlanta and made the Pro Bowl in 2017.
The 49ers have some linebacker starters but need backups due to injuries to Nick Martin and Jalen Graham.
The Saints needed a running back after Alvin Kamara suffered a knee injury and could miss about a month.
Zamir White had 14 carries for 30 yards in two preseason games but was behind other running backs like Christian McCaffrey.
White spent his first four seasons in Las Vegas before joining the 49ers.
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Coco Gauff won her second Cincinnati Open women's title by beating Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4. In the men's final, Arthur Fils of France defeated American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to win his first Masters 1000 title.
Key Facts
Gauff defeated Pegula in the Cincinnati Open women's final, marking the first all-American final there in 56 years.
Pegula had defeated defending champion Iga Swiatek in the semifinals.
Gauff started strong with a 5-0 lead in the first set and won five of six break points.
The head-to-head matches between Gauff and Pegula are now tied at 5 wins each.
Arthur Fils became the youngest French player to win a Masters 1000 title.
Fils and Tiafoe's match was the first Masters 1000 final between two Black male players.
This is Fils’ first Masters 1000 championship and second French Masters 1000 win in Cincinnati history.
Frances Tiafoe lost his second Cincinnati final and was seeking to be the first American male winner there since 2006.
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Diego Maradona’s soccer ball from the 1986 World Cup sold for $3.35 million. Maradona famously scored a goal with his hand, calling it the ‘Hand of God,’ and later scored another goal considered the ‘Goal of the Century.’
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The ball is from the 1986 World Cup match between Argentina and England.
Maradona scored a goal using his hand, which was not seen by the referees.
He named that goal the ‘Hand of God.’
Four minutes after that goal, Maradona scored another goal by dribbling past five players.
This second goal is called the ‘Goal of the Century.’
Argentina won the match 2-1 against England.
Argentina went on to win the 1986 World Cup championship.
The ball used in that match sold for $3.35 million at auction.
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Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a WNBA game after a heated argument with Chicago Sky player Natasha Cloud. Kanter Freedom had been protesting comments about transgender athletes in women’s sports by wearing a T-shirt supporting the definition of “woman” as an adult human female.
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Enes Kanter Freedom declared for the 2027 WNBA draft following comments about transgender athletes in women’s sports.
Kanter Freedom attended the Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky game wearing a T-shirt stating: “WOMAN noun: adult human female.”
He was removed from the game in the third quarter after a verbal argument and confrontation with Natasha Cloud.
Security escorted Kanter Freedom out before the game ended.
Natasha Cloud did not speak to the media after the game but met with team and league security.
WNBA rules currently state that only women are eligible to play, but it is unclear how this applies to transgender athletes.
WNBA team presidents recently met to discuss transgender athlete eligibility, with an official statement expected before the next season.
Sky coach Tyler Marsh supported Cloud’s passion and leadership on the team.
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Virginia Tech’s football coach James Franklin is open to adding former NFL players to his team for the upcoming college football season. Some players who signed with NFL teams but want more playing time may return to college teams before the official roster deadline.
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Recent court rulings have made some 2022 athletes eligible to switch from the NFL back to college football.
Some NFL players want to be released early so they can join college teams instead of staying on NFL practice squads.
Virginia Tech coach James Franklin supports using all opportunities to build a competitive team, including adding former NFL players.
Changes in academic calendars at some schools help new players join mid-season.
Other college coaches, like North Carolina’s Bill Belichick, are also interested in adding ex-NFL players.
The deadline for NFL teams to cut their rosters to 53 players is August 30.
This situation is causing college and NFL teams to adjust quickly before the season starts.
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Scottie Scheffler, the top-ranked golfer in the world, played in the BMW Championship while suffering from hand, foot, and mouth disease. Despite the painful condition, especially blisters on his hands, he finished tied for 12th and earned over $426,000.
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Scottie Scheffler currently ranks number one in golf worldwide.
He battled hand, foot, and mouth disease during the BMW Championship tournament in St. Louis.
The disease caused blisters on his hands, feet, and in his mouth, making it hard to grip his golf club.
Scheffler started the tournament with a score of 2-over 72 but improved in later rounds, scoring 65, 68, and 68.
He finished tied for 12th place and earned $426,250 from the event.
Scheffler chose to continue playing despite the illness, which affected his practice time.
He will rest before the Tour Championship, the final event in the FedExCup Playoffs.
The Tour Championship will include other top golfers like Rory McIlroy and Wyndham Clark.
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Two former UCLA basketball players, Donovan Dent and Skyy Clark, will play together again this season at LSU. Both were part of a lawsuit to get a fifth year of college eligibility, and Dent had previously planned to retire from basketball but decided to join LSU's team.
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Donovan Dent and Skyy Clark played together for one season at UCLA.
They helped UCLA reach the Big Ten tournament semifinals and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Both players filed a lawsuit against the NCAA to allow a fifth year of eligibility for the 2026-27 season.
Skyy Clark committed to LSU on August 12.
Donovan Dent announced on social media that he is joining LSU.
Dent had planned to retire from basketball after the NCAA Tournament and work as a youth trainer in New Mexico.
Dent did not receive an invitation to the 2026 NBA Draft Combine.
LSU’s head coach Will Wade is returning to coach the team, having previously coached from 2017 to 2022.
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Caitlin Clark scored 37 points and helped the Indiana Fever beat the Chicago Sky 113-90 in a WNBA game on August 23, 2026. Clark made eight three-point shots and had 10 assists, leading the Fever to a strong win even without their injured center Aliyah Boston.
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Caitlin Clark scored 37 points and had 10 assists.
Clark made a career-high eight three-point shots, setting a team record.
Kelsey Mitchell also scored 30 points for the Indiana Fever.
The Fever beat the Chicago Sky 113-90 in Chicago.
The Chicago Sky were eliminated from the playoff race with this loss.
Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston missed the game due to a right leg injury.
The Fever used a strong run in the third quarter to widen their lead.
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected during the game after a confrontation.
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